General Knowledge Crossword

ACROSS

6. Capital of Uganda (7) 7. Biblical character swallowed by a large fish (5) 9. The --- Islands are a chain in the Malay Archipelago (5) 10. Emil, 1952 Olympic marathon winner (7) 12. Division within the Roman Catholic Church from 1378 to 1429 (5,6) 14. Capital of Burkina Faso (11) 18. Leoš, Czech composer of the opera The Cunning Little Vixen (7) 19. ‘--- Grange’, novel by Thomas Love Peacock (5) 21. Second largest city in Italy (5) 22. See 11 Down

DOWN

1. Capital of Afganistan (5)

2. Long-legged rest in snooker used to raise the cue above the level of the height of the ball (6) 3. ‘The ---’, 1986 film by David Cronenberg (3)

4. Spiny Australian desert-living lizard which feeds on ants (6)

5. Miss Redgrave, Best Supporting Actress Oscar-winner for Julia (7)

8. Ductile silver-white element used in photocells (7)

11 & 22A Henri, French sculptor who was the subject of the film Savage Messiah (7-7)

13. Michael, Democratic nominee for the US presidency in 1988 (7)

15. Billy, US evangelist born in 1918 (6)

16. Al, 1956-68 Olympic discus champion (6)

17. William, poet and painter who authored 1783’s Poetical Sketches (5)

20. Stephen, author of the 1991 novel The Liar (3)